52:30633 Adeokun, L.
A. Population aging and the aged in Nigeria. [Alter
sentwicklung und die Situation alter Menschen in Nigeria.] Zeitschrift
fur Gerontologie, Vol. 19, No. 2, Mar-Apr 1986. 82-6 pp. Darmstadt,
Germany, Federal Republic of. In Ger. with sum. in Eng.
"The
situation of old people in Nigeria is described in two ways.
Demographic figures provide information about population aging in
Nigeria--indicating consequences for the situation of old people. A
look at the living conditions of the elderly under social psychological
aspects takes into consideration economic problems, the role of the
family and institutional care. For illustration, the results of
questioning of old people in Ile-Ife concerning life-satisfaction are
presented. The author draws attention to the integrated position of
the old in Nigerian society and to future problems arising from the
development of the population."
Location: New York Academy
of Medicine.
52:30634 Ales,
Milan. Present age structure of Czechoslovakia.
Demosta, Vol. 19, No. 1, 1986. 40-3 pp. Prague, Czechoslovakia. In Eng.
The age distribution of the population of Czechoslovakia in 1984 is
described, and the historical factors affecting it are
considered.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30635 American
Academy of Arts and Sciences (Cambridge, Massachusetts).
The aging society. Daedalus, Vol. 115, No. 1, Winter 1986. 395
pp. Cambridge, Massachusetts. In Eng.
These are the proceedings of
the American Academy of Arts and Sciences devoted to questions
concerning demographic aging. An attempt is made to consider the
effects of aging in the United States on children, women, minorities,
the family, intergenerational relations, the labor force, the health
care system, the life course, the political system, the country's
ethical standards, its institutions, and other aspects of national
life. A paper on demographic aspects by Jacob S. Siegel et al. is
cited elsewhere in this issue.
Location: Princeton
University Library (PR).
52:30636 Anionwu, F.
O. Aging in Nigeria. [Altern in Nigeria.] Zeitschrift
fur Gerontologie, Vol. 19, No. 2, Mar-Apr 1986. 87-90 pp. Darmstadt,
Germany, Federal Republic of. In Ger. with sum. in Eng.
"Following
the presentation of demographic data concerning the situation of the
elderly in Nigeria, the government's policy with regard to the aged is
described. One aim is to strengthen the traditional system of the
extended family. Reference is made to the difficulties involved in
gerontological research."
Location: New York Academy of
Medicine.
52:30637 Baros,
Carmen. Aging in Chile. [Altern in Chile.]
Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie, Vol. 19, No. 2, Mar-Apr 1986. 108-11 pp.
Darmstadt, Germany, Federal Republic of. In Ger. with sum. in Eng.
"First some detailed demographic data concerning the elderly
population in Chile are presented. Then their extremely deficient
social and economic life conditions and the negative image of old age
are described. The informal and formal systems of social security for
the aged and their severe deficiencies are also reported upon.
Finally, some institutions for the elderly are
presented."
Location: New York Academy of Medicine.
52:30638 Bose, A.
B. Aging in India. [Altern in Indien.] Zeitschrift
fur Gerontologie, Vol. 19, No. 2, Mar-Apr 1986. 96-100 pp. Darmstadt,
Germany, Federal Republic of. In Ger. with sum. in Eng.
"Based on
the description of the demographic development of the population,
problems concerning the process of aging in India are discussed. The
author refers to the changing status of old people in society and
within the family structures. Emphasis is placed upon strategies of
governmental and voluntary social service systems, especially old age
income maintenance and health care. Conclusions for the planning and
programming of social services are drawn."
Location: New
York Academy of Medicine.
52:30639 Brouard,
Nicolas. Population structure and dynamics. The later
life pyramid, national aspects and regional examples. [Structure
et dynamique des populations. La pyramide des annees a vivre, aspects
nationaux et exemples regionaux.] Espace, Populations, Societes, No. 2,
1986. 14-5, 157-68 pp. Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. In Fre. with sum. in
Eng.
The authors "describe the French population dynamics over the
last century with later-life pyramids that are pyramids where
individuals are classified according to the time left to live." The
exercise emphasizes the demographic impact of the two world wars and,
for more recent years, the process of demographic aging brought about
by the decline in mortality.
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
52:30640 de Lehr,
Esther C. Aging in Mexico. [Altern in Mexiko.]
Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie, Vol. 19, No. 2, Mar-Apr 1986. 112-5 pp.
Darmstadt, Germany, Federal Republic of. In Ger. with sum. in Eng.
"Demographic, social and economic aspects of the situation of the
elderly in Mexico are described with special emphasis upon education
programmes and types of care in nursing homes. Considering the future
trends of an increase in Mexico's elderly population, the author calls
for more efforts in research and training in the field of gerontology.
First results in this area are reported."
Location: New
York Academy of Medicine.
52:30641 Krotki,
Karol J. Reported masculinity ratio in Pakistan: a
triumph of anthropology and economics over biology. Population
Research Laboratory Discussion Paper, No. 44, Jun 1986. 46 pp.
University of Alberta, Department of Sociology, Population Research
Laboratory: Edmonton, Canada. In Eng.
The unusually high proportion
of males over females in the population of Pakistan is examined. Among
the causes of this imbalance considered are genetic characteristics,
selective female mortality, selective female under-enumeration, and
sexually unbalanced migration. The author suggests that "Pakistani
mothers like to think that they gave birth to more boys than is likely.
This influence from the realm of social psychology obtains support at
the economic base and jointly they appear to be powerful enough to hide
the influence of biology, which presumably is no different in Pakistan
from that in other countries."
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
52:30642
Netherlands. Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Voorburg,
Netherlands). Sex ratio in the Netherlands'
demography. [Geslachtsverhouding in de demografie van Nederland.]
Maandstatistiek van de Bevolking, Vol. 34, No. 4, Apr 1986. 39-52 pp.
Voorburg, Netherlands. In Dut. with sum. in Eng.
An analysis of the
sex ratio in the population of the Netherlands is presented. The
emphasis is on changes in the sex ratio over time. Particular attention
is paid to changes in the turning age, defined as the age at which the
number of men equals the number of women. A new concept is also
introduced, described as the catch-up age. An attempt is made to
forecast changes in the sex ratio up to the year
2035.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30643 Paillat,
Paul. The aging of local populations: a geo-demographic
study of cantons and metropolitan centers. [Le vieillissement des
populations locales: etude geo-demographique des cantons et des
centres de metropoles.] Espace, Populations, Societes, No. 2, 1986. 14,
149-56 pp. Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
The
problems of analyzing the aging of the population in small local areas
are assessed. The author uses examples from France to show why a
single indicator cannot properly describe the aging process or yield
evidence for forecasting future trends. A method to describe the
process of demographic aging in a community is developed; it employs
several indicators and data from successive censuses. The importance
of taking into account the size of the population concerned, the
distance to the nearest well-equipped town, and the characteristics of
neighboring communities is emphasized. The importance of using maps in
such analyses is also stressed.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
52:30644 Paillat,
Paul; Lantoine, C.; Parant, A. The experience of aging in
1979. [Le vecu du vieillissement en 1979.] INED Dossiers et
Recherches, No. 3, Sep 1981. 113 pp. Institut National d'Etudes
Demographiques [INED]: Paris, France. In Fre.
This study is
concerned with aging and its socioeconomic consequences in France. The
data are from a survey conducted in seven rural and semi-rural communes
in 1978-1979. Separate consideration is given to the impact of a
community's aging on the aged population and on the younger-age
population.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30645 Pifer,
Alan; Bronte, Lydia. Our aging society: paradox and
promise. ISBN 0-393-02299-4. LC 85-31979. 1986. viii, 438 pp. W.
W. Norton: New York, New York/London, England. In Eng.
This book is
concerned with demographic aging in the United States. It is the
product of the Aging Society Project, which began in 1982, is funded by
the Carnegie Corporation, and is concerned with the social, economic,
political, and ethical implications of this major demographic change.
The book consists of 18 essays by various authors on aspects of
demographic aging. These essays examine both the problems posed by
this demographic change and the potential it contains for improving
society.
Several of the papers in this book are also published in
the Winter 1986 issue of Daedalus, published in 1986 by the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences. See elsewhere in this issue.
Location: New York Public Library.
52:30646 Roy, S.
Guha. Demography of ageing: Indian experience.
Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society, Vol. 20, 1985. 258-83
pp. Calcutta, India. In Eng.
Demographic aging in India is analyzed
using census data. The author notes that although the population
remains predominately a young one, recent developments indicate that a
trend toward demographic aging is likely to occur in the near future.
Although the process of demographic aging has only just begun, the
absolute size of the population means that there will be over 75
million elderly people in India by the year 2000.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30647 Schade,
Burkhard; Kuhnert, Sabine. Aging in developing
countries. [Altern in Entwicklungslandern.] Zeitschrift fur
Gerontologie, Vol. 19, No. 2, Mar-Apr 1986. 77-81 pp. Darmstadt,
Germany, Federal Republic of. In Ger. with sum. in Eng.
"After
presenting information about the general life conditions in the less
developed regions, the author concentrates on the term 'syndrome of
poverty', which [has] a great impact on the life conditions and the
status of the elderly. Demographic data concerning the world
population of all ages and the aged population in the more developed
and the less developed regions follow."
Location: New York
Academy of Medicine.
52:30648 Siegel,
Jacob S.; Taeuber, Cynthia M. A profile of America's older
population: a generation of change. In: American Statistical
Association, 1984 proceedings of the Social Statistics Section. [1984].
157-9 pp. American Statistical Association: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The authors discuss the following topics, which are to be included
in a forthcoming monograph using 1980 census data on the older
population of the United States: numerical growth, mortality and
morbidity, geographic distribution, marital status and living
arrangements, labor force participation, and
income.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30649 Siegel,
Jacob S.; Taeuber, Cynthia M. Demographic perspectives on
the long-lived society. Daedalus, Vol. 115, No. 1, Winter 1986.
77-117 pp. Cambridge, Massachusetts. In Eng.
The demographic
implications of current trends in demographic aging in the United
States are explored. The demographic facts concerning population aging
are first outlined. The geographic distribution and residential
mobility of the elderly is then considered. Sections are also included
on longevity and health and on marital status and living
arrangements.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
52:30650 Tuita,
Salote P.; Schaar, Doris. The aged in Tonga. [Der
alte Mensch in Tonga.] Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie, Vol. 19, No. 2,
Mar-Apr 1986. 105-7 pp. Darmstadt, Germany, Federal Republic of. In
Ger. with sum. in Eng.
"After some remarks concerning the
geographical, social and political situation in Tonga, the authors
present demographic data and report on the informal and formal systems
of social security for the aged. Finally they discuss the effects of
modern influences on the value-systems."
Location: New York
Academy of Medicine.
52:30651 Wang,
Xinfa. The elderly population of China. Population
Research, Vol. 2, No. 4, Oct 1985. 24-6 pp. Beijing, China. In Eng.
A brief review of the characteristics of the elderly population of
China is presented. Reasons for the growth in the numbers and
percentage of the elderly are given.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
52:30652 Wang,
Xinfa. The problem of the aged population in China.
Renkou Yanjiu, No. 5, Sep 29, 1984. 40-3 pp. Beijing, China. In Chi.
The situation regarding the population of China over age 60 is
reviewed. From 1953 to 1980 the aged population doubled in size, with
the population in urban areas growing at a faster rate than in rural
areas. The author notes that declining birth and mortality rates and
longer life expectancy will cause the absolute number of the aged to
increase. For China, each percentage point increase in the aged means
an increase of 10 million aged people. As the ratio of the aged to the
rest of the society becomes increasingly larger, China will become an
aged society. Tables on age distribution and life expectancy are
included.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30653 Wattenberg,
Esther. The fate of baby boomers and their children.
Social Work, Vol. 31, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1986. 20-8 pp. Silver Spring,
Maryland. In Eng.
The impact that the baby boom generation is
having on the demographic characteristics of the U.S. population is
examined using data from the 1980 census and other official sources.
Topics covered include changes in family composition, single
parenthood, never-married women with dependent children, cohabitation,
remarriage, high-risk families, and family structure and poverty. The
focus is on the implications of these changes for social
work.
Location: New York Public Library.
52:30654 Wu,
Cangping. The characteristics of the age composition of
China's population. Renkou Yanjiu, No. 4, Jul 29, 1984. 1-6 pp.
Beijing, China. In Chi.
The age distribution of the population of
China is described using data from the 1982 census. The author notes
that the population, although still predominantly young, is becoming
older. Differences in age structure among regions, rural and urban
populations, and ethnic groups are analyzed. Three factors are given
as influencing changes in the age structure: a rapid decline in infant
mortality and a mortality rate that began to decline 20 years before
the fertility rate declined; social and economic changes; and family
planning.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30655 Liu,
Shuang. A preliminary inquiry into the difference in sex
ratio at birth in China. Renkou Yanjiu, No. 2, Mar 29, 1985. 49-50
pp. Beijing, China. In Chi.
A brief study on the sex ratio in China
is presented based on a 10 percent sample of data from the 1982 census.
The results indicate that the general level is high (in 1981 the total
sex ratio for provinces, cities, and autonomous regions was 108.47).
The sex ratio for urban areas at 109.9 is higher than for rural areas
at 107.6.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30656
MacGillivray, I.; Davey, D. A.; Lawley, C. Sex
ratio at birth in a Cape Coloured population. Social Science and
Medicine, Vol. 22, No. 9, 1986. 929-30 pp. Elmsford, New York/Oxford,
England. In Eng.
The sex ratio of the Cape Coloured population of
South Africa is analyzed using data from official sources and from the
records of the Peninsula Maternity and Neonatal Service for the period
1949-1983. The results indicate that the sex ratio among firstborn
Cape Coloureds is closer to that of U.S. whites then to that of U.S.
blacks.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
52:30657
Mascie-Taylor, C. G. N.; Boldsen, J. L. Recalled
age of menarche in Britain. Annals of Human Biology, Vol. 13, No.
3, May-Jun 1986. 253-7 pp. London, England. In Eng. with sum. in Fre;
Ger.
"The purpose of this study was to determine recalled age at
menarche from the National Child Development Survey of all children
born in Britain in one week of 1958. All subjects were questioned at
the same age (16 years); mean age at menarche was estimated as 13.3
[plus or minus] 0.02 years. The data deviate significantly from
normality. Marked regional variation occurred but very little social
class differentiation was apparent."
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
52:30658
Mastroianni, Luigi; Paulsen, C. Alvin. Aging,
reproduction, and the climacteric. ISBN 0-306-42142-9. LC
85-28299. 1986. xvi, 316 pp. Plenum Press: New York, New York/London,
England. In Eng.
These are the proceedings of a conference on
biological aging, reproduction, and the climacteric, held at the
National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, in June 1984.
They include 18 papers by different authors grouped under the following
headings: methodological considerations in research on the aging
reproductive system, age-related changes in regulatory systems, aging
and the reproductive years, the climacteric, and management of the
menopause. The geographic focus is on the United States, with one paper
on reproduction in elderly men in the Federal Republic of
Germany.
Selected items will be cited in this or subsequent issues
of Population Index.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
52:30659 Passel,
Jeffrey S.; Robinson, J. Gregory. Factors associated with
variation in sex ratios of the population across states and MSA's:
findings based on regression analysis of 1980 census data. In:
American Statistical Association, 1984 proceedings of the Social
Statistics Section. [1984]. 624-8 pp. American Statistical Association:
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The authors use a multiple regression
framework to analyze the effects on geographic variation in sex ratios
of the following factors: racial differences in sex ratios at birth,
sex differences in mortality, sex differences in lifetime migration,
and sex differences in census coverage. Data are from the 1980 U.S.
census.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30660 Sharma,
Neelam; Hiramani, A. B. Estimation of reproductive span of
Brahmin and Chaudhary females of Kangra (Himachal Pradesh).
Journal of Family Welfare, Vol. 32, No. 1, Sep 1985. 25-9 pp. Bombay,
India. In Eng.
Differences in the length of reproductive life among
castes in India are explored. The data concern 269 Brahmin and 299
Chaudhary women living in villages of the Kangra valley, Himachal
Pradesh. The results indicate that the period of time between onset of
menarche and menopause was slightly shorter among Chaudhary women.
Reasons for this difference are considered.
Location:
Columbia University, CPFH Library, New York, N.Y.
52:30661 Warren,
Mary A. Gendercide: the implications of sex
selection. New Feminist Perspectives, ISBN 0-8476-7330-8. LC
85-14452. 1985. ix, 209 pp. Rowman and Allanheld: Totowa, New Jersey.
In Eng.
The author analyzes moral, political, and cultural
implications of the advent of effective and inexpensive sex selection
methods in a context of son preference. "She begins by outlining the
state of the relevant bio-technology, exploring the analogies between
genocide and gendercide and the continuing impact of misogyny and
patriarchy. After examining the arguments for and against sex
selection, she explores the probable social consequences of sex
selection."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30662 Bloom,
David E.; Bennett, Neil G. Childless couples.
American Demographics, Vol. 8, No. 8, Aug 1986. 22-5, 54-5 pp. Ithaca,
New York. In Eng.
The authors examine trends in childbearing and in
household expenditures in the United States since 1960, with a
particular focus on assessing the implications for American business of
the growing number of childless married couples. Data from official
sources are analyzed in order to compare the consumption patterns of
childless couples and couples with young
children.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30663 Deaton,
Angus S.; Muellbauer, John. On measuring child costs:
with applications to poor countries. Journal of Political Economy,
Vol. 94, No. 4, Aug 1986. 720-44 pp. Chicago, Illinois. In Eng.
"The theoretical basis for measuring child costs is discussed, and
detailed consideration is given to two straightforward procedures for
calculation, Engel's food share method and Rothbarth's adult good
method. Each of these methods embodies different definitions of child
costs so that the same empirical evidence can generate quite different
estimates depending on the method used. It is shown that true costs
are generally overstated by Engel's method and understated by
Rothbarth's procedure, although the latter, unlike the former, can
provide a sensible starting point for cost measurement. Our estimates
from Sri Lankan and Indonesian data suggest that children cost their
parents about 30-40 percent of what they spend on
themselves."
Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
52:30664 Duncan,
Greg J.; Hill, Martha; Rodgers, Willard. The changing
fortunes of young and old. American Demographics, Vol. 8, No. 8,
Aug 1986. 26-33 pp. Ithaca, New York. In Eng.
The authors use data
from the University of Michigan's Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID)
to investigate the hypothesis developed by Preston that a large-scale
shift of resources from the young toward the old has taken place in the
United States. "We examined PSID data from 1968 to 1982, dividing the
data into three five-year periods (1968-72, 1973-77, and 1978-82). We
charted five-year average family income for the age groups 0 to 9, 10
to 64, and 65 and older....We calculated the share of people by age
group who lived in families in 'extreme poverty'..., 'poverty'..., and
'affluence'...for the three time periods, and we estimated the
importance of Social Security and other federal transfer programs to
each age group's economic well-being."
Cross-sectional and
longitudinal analyses are presented, and their findings are
explained.
For the article by Samuel H. Preston, published in 1984,
see 50:40677.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
52:30665 Levy,
Michel L. The relationship between salaries and the
demographic transition. [Rapport salarial et transition
demographique.] Revue d'Economie Politique, Vol. 95, No. 5, Sep-Oct
1985. 556-67 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
The
relationship between salaries and demographic factors in developed
countries is examined. The author notes that this relationship has
been affected recently by the rise in female employment and by the
growth of two-income couples. The differences among the European
market-economy countries are reviewed.
Location: U.S.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
52:30666 Brewer,
Richard I. A note on the changing status of the Registrar
General's classification of occupations. British Journal of
Sociology, Vol. 37, No. 1, Mar 1986. 131-40 pp. Boston,
Massachusetts/Henley, England. In Eng.
This note considers some of
the methodological implications of the redefinition of social class as
occupational skill by the U.K. Registrar General in 1980. "In 1980
other changes were also made in the system of social class allocation
and the present study compares 1970 and 1980 methods of awarding social
class. It is argued that whilst the 1970 and 1980 systems differ
considerably on a conceptual level, they do not show any important
differences in their empirical relations with a variety of social,
educational and health variables."
Location: Princeton
University Library (PR).
52:30667 Chowdhury,
A. I.; Phillips, James F. Socio-economic status
differentials among currently married women of reproductive age: FP
Services Project, 1974 Matlab census. Journal of Family Welfare,
Vol. 31, No. 4, Jun 1985. 3-11 pp. Bombay, India. In Eng.
This
study is concerned with aspects of the data collected by the
Demographic Surveillance System developed in Matlab thana, Bangladesh,
by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research. The focus
is on the extent to which comparisons between the villages receiving
enhanced family planning and health services and those not receiving
such services are affected by socioeconomic or demographic differences.
The results indicate that although the demographic and socioeconomic
differences among the Matlab population are inconsequential, there are
significant differences with regard to education and
religion.
Location: Columbia University, CPFH Library, New
York, N.Y.
52:30668 Congdon,
Peter; Shepherd, John. Small-area social change in Greater
London: a regression approach to measurement. Journal of Economic
and Social Measurement, Vol. 13, No. 1, Apr 1985. 49-67 pp. New York,
New York. In Eng.
A model for social change in the United Kingdom
is presented that, unlike other measures, recognizes the causal
influence on change in social areas of their initial social
composition. "This feedback component of social change is
distinguished from localized positional changes that alter the social
rank of areas. The relative importance of feedback and positional
change is illustrated using change data on five social class groupings
in 755 small areas of London between the 1971 and 1981
censuses."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30669 Ben-Porath,
Yoram. Changes and ethnic diversity in population and the
labor force. David Horowitz Research Program on the Israel Economy
Discussion Paper, No. 85.02, Mar 1985. 43 pp. Maurice Falk Institute
for Economic Research in Israel, David Horowitz Research Program on the
Israel Economy: Jerusalem, Israel. In Eng.
The author outlines
selected characteristics of the population of Israel for the years
since the country's founding in 1948 up to 1982. Among the topics
discussed are fertility, age and dependency, schooling, men and women
in the labor force, occupations, and earnings. Tables present official
data concerning total fertility, educational attainment, labor force
participation, and occupational change and distribution by continent of
origin, ethnicity, and sex. Information is also presented concerning
the percentage of Arabs among those employed in the Israeli economy, in
construction, and in agriculture; demographic factors; and income
differentials.
An appendix contains a table comparing labor force
participation among selected developed countries.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30670 Cafferty,
Pastora S. J.; McCready, William C. Hispanics in the
United States: a new social agenda. ISBN 0-88738-018-2. LC
84-23943. 1985. vi, 257 pp. Transaction Books: New Brunswick, New
Jersey/Oxford, England. In Eng.
This book presents a collection of
11 papers by various authors on Hispanics in the United States. The
first section is concerned with the historical, demographic, and
cultural context of the new migrants. Other sections deal with the
integration process, policy issues, and policy
implementation.
Selected items will be cited in this or subsequent
issues of Population Index.
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
52:30671 Fleischer,
Henning. Foreigners in the Federal Republic of Germany,
1985. [Auslander im Bundesgebiet 1985.] Wirtschaft und Statistik,
No. 3, Mar 1986. 181-5 pp. Wiesbaden, Germany, Federal Republic of. In
Ger.
Information is presented on the foreign population in the
Federal Republic of Germany in 1985. The data are from official
sources, and some comparative statistics for earlier years are also
provided. Topics covered include the size of the foreign population,
international migration, regional distribution, nationality, and length
of stay in Germany.
Location: Princeton University Library
(PF).
52:30672 Levin,
Michael J.; McKenney, Nampeo R.; Berman, Patricia A. Uses
and interpretation of racial and ethnic data from the U.S. census.
In: American Statistical Association, 1984 proceedings of the Social
Statistics Section. [1984]. 88-95 pp. American Statistical Association:
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The authors "review the major uses, data
collection procedures, and evaluation of self-identification for race
and ethnic information," and use 1980 U.S. census data to analyze
population change among three groups: American Indians in Oklahoma,
Japanese in Hawaii, and Hawaiians in Hawaii.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30673 Maldonado,
Lionel; Moore, Joan. Urban ethnicity in the United States:
new immigrants and old minorities. Urban Affairs Annual Reviews,
Vol. 29, ISBN 0-8039-2269-8. LC 85-1824. 1985. 304 pp. Sage
Publications: Beverly Hills, California/London, England. In Eng.
This book contains 10 articles by various authors concerning ethnic
groups in U.S. cities. The focus is on new immigrant groups, primarily
those from Asia and Latin America, that have entered the United States
since the Immigration Act of 1965. The book is divided into two
sections: one presenting the historical, demographic, and ecological
context for the study of current urban ethnic issues and the other
dealing with the reciprocal impact of new immigrants and
institutions.
Among the topics covered are the Simpson-Mazzoli
legislation; demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the new
immigrants; immigration issues in Los Angeles, California; the quality
of the data on new immigrants; race and public schools; urban labor
markets and ethnicity; ethnic crime; ethnicity and social welfare;
ethnicity and mental health; and urban ethnic politics.
Selected
items will be cited in this or subsequent issues of Population
Index.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30674 Perez,
Lisandro. The Cuban population of the United States: the
results of the 1980 U.S. census of population. Cuban
Studies/Estudios Cubanos, Vol. 15, No. 2, Summer 1985. 1-18 pp.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In Eng.
"The 1980 U.S. Census of
Population represents a significant benchmark in the study of the Cuban
population residing in this country. Improvements in the coverage and
measurement of this population have resulted in a data set
unprecedented in its comprehensiveness and detail. The principal
results with respect to U.S. Cubans are summarized here. The
presentation is divided into the following sections: (1) residence and
geographic distribution; (2) age and sex composition; (3) fertility;
(4) family structure and marital status; (5) educational
characteristics; (6) labor force participation and employment; (7)
class of worker, industry, and occupation; and (8) income."
Some
comparisons are made among Cubans, other Hispanic groups, and the total
U.S. population. "Some of the major findings concern the uniqueness of
the age and sex composition of the Cubans, the presence of the
three-generation family, and the apparent links between family
structure and economic adjustment."
Location: Princeton
University Library (PR).
52:30675 Priest, G.
E. Aboriginal youth in Canada: a profile based upon 1981
census data. Canadian Statistical Review, Vol. 60, No. 9, Sep
1985. vi-xxiii pp. Ottawa, Canada. In Eng.
An analysis of the data
from the 1981 census of Canada is presented concerning the aboriginal
population aged 15 to 24, defined as including the Inuit, status
Indian, non-status Indian, and Metis populations. Comparisons are made
with the non-aboriginal population. Factors considered include
geographic location, migration, family status, dependent children,
educational status, labor force participation, unemployment, income,
and industry.
Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
52:30676 Sullivan,
Teresa A. A demographic portrait. In: Hispanics in
the United States: a new social agenda, edited by Pastora S. J.
Cafferty and William C. McCready. ISBN 0-88738-018-2. LC 84-23943.
1985. 7-32 pp. Transaction Books: New Brunswick, New Jersey/Oxford,
England. In Eng.
A demographic portrait of the Hispanic population
of the United States is presented. Problems of definition are first
considered. The available sources of data, including the 1980 census,
are then reviewed. Consideration is given to the size and distribution
of the Hispanic population, data quality, population characteristics,
age and sex distribution, marital status and fertility, families and
households, migration, and morbidity and mortality. A final section is
concerned with public policy issues.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
52:30677 United
Kingdom. Office of Population Censuses and Surveys [OPCS]. Population
Statistics Division (London, England). Estimating the size
of the ethnic minority populations in the 1980s. Population
Trends, No. 44, Summer 1986. 23-7 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"This article briefly reviews the methods of estimating the size of
the population of New Commonwealth and Pakistani ethnic origin [who
were resident in Great Britain] during the 1970s. It then discusses
the type of data now provided by the Labour Force Survey. Finally
comparisons are made between the estimates for 1981 on both the new and
the previous bases."
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
52:30678 Wixman,
Ronald. Demographic Russification and linguistic
Russianization of the Ukraine, 1959-1979. In: Geographical Studies
on the Soviet Union: essays in honor of Chauncy D. Harris, edited by
George J. Demko and Roland J. Fuchs. Department of Geography Research
Paper, No. 211, 1984. 131-56 pp. University of Chicago, Department of
Geography: Chicago, Illinois. In Eng.
Data from the 1959, 1970, and
1979 censuses of the USSR are used to examine trends in the demographic
and linguistic Russianization of the Ukraine. The results indicate
that Russian is becoming the predominate native language in
southeastern Ukraine, and the economic heartland of the Ukraine is
becoming more demographically Russian than the rest of the
Ukraine.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30679 Yang,
Yixing. Population and family planning of minority
groups. Renkou Yanjiu, No. 4, Jul 29, 1984. 37-41 pp. Beijing,
China. In Chi.
Based on findings from the 1982 census of China, the
author finds that 6.7 percent of the total population make up the 55
ethnic groups who reside in approximately 60 percent of the country,
mostly in border and mountainous regions, and that from 1978 to 1982,
this minority population increased significantly. This increase
reflects natural environmental and economic factors as well as ethnic
customs and traditions. Generally speaking, minority groups support
family planning, but the family planning program needs to be tailored
to individual group needs. In cases where the group's population is
small, family planning must be administered with care to avoid the
group's extinction. However, a majority of minorities are in a family
planning program.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
52:30680 Zhang,
Tianlu. Population development and changes of China's
minority nationalities. Renkou Yanjiu, No. 6, Nov 29, 1984. 21-6
pp. Beijing, China. In Chi.
An analysis of Chinese minorities is
made from a 10 percent sample from the 1982 census. Beginning in 1964,
the minority population tended to increase faster than that of the Han
people due to generally improved standards of living. Minorities, 6.7
percent of the total population, occupy 62.5 percent of the land; their
distribution is very uneven, although the density of the autonomous
regions is growing rapidly. The median age of the minority population
tends to be low (about 19 years) and a large number are single. Their
educational level is improving but still lags behind that of the Han
people.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
